EDUM 6100 - Inquiry-based Elementary Social Studies

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program; EDUM 5650, EDUM 5660, RDGM 5111

Corequisite(s): EDUM 6105 and RDGM 6000

Description: This course will explore inquiry-based methods and curricula for teaching elementary social studies. With a focus on teaching state standards, the social studies disciplines of history, geography, and civics will be covered. The course will emphasize both disciplinary thinking and literacy practices associated within each discipline. In addition, conceptual and practical tools will be learned for teaching elementary social studies in active, challenging, critical, and integrative ways that promote citizenship education for elementary students. These practices and tools will be applied to the development of a social studies inquiry learning experience.